Legislative leaders and a spokesman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this afternoon that they have a “framework agreement” to resolve the major outstanding issue of the legislative session—expiring rent-control laws, enacting a property-tax cap, letting SUNY raise tuition and establishing mandate relief for local governments. Gannett’s Jon Campbell reports from outside the governor’s office that […] …

After emerging from a closed-door meeting with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos told reporters he believes the trio has reached “the framework of an agreement to resolve all outstanding issues” – with the exception of same-sex marriage. “I’m not going to get into specifics,” Skelos told me, …

One last clip from last night’s CapTon – this time from PEF President Ken Brynien, who opined on whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo tough approach with labor unions could come back to bite him if he runs for president in 2016. I asked Brynien if he thought Cuomo, who is at odds with progressives in general, …

As lawmakers and Gov. Cuomo continue to wrestle with The Big Ugly which includes same sex marriage, rent regs and a property tax cap, some are wondering if there is a fourth piece that will join this …

Senate Republicans introduced their own legislation last night to establish new rent-control laws for New York City and to enact a property-tax cap on schools and local governments. But Senate Republicans are seeking to essentially decouple the two issues by putting in an eight-year expiration date for the rent laws and keeping the tax cap […] …

Sen. Michael Nozzolio’s bill to designate sweet corn as the state’s official vegetable is scheduled for a vote today in the Senate. Earlier this session, the sweet corn bill edged out legislation that would have given the honor to the onion. Sweet corn is the lead fresh-produce vegetable sold in the state, according to Nozzolio, […] …

Perhaps. Assemblyman James Tedisco’s protests against the piles of paper that lawmakers have at their desks has paid off. The Senate and Assembly have passed his legislation that would amend the constitution to stop the placement of paper copies of bills on the 212 legislative desks and permit a digital copy instead. While the legislation […] …

With Albany in an apparent log jam over rent regulation, same-sex marriage, and a property tax cap, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos quietly introduced a href=”http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S05758&term=2011&Summary=Y&Text=Y”>amendments to an omnibus bill addressing the tax cap and rent regulation. Skelos told reporters this morning that he thinks the amendments will break the gridlock. He also says his …